Squat Racks: I don’t care if there is only 135lbs on the bar (much less my 500lb work sets) DO NOT put your yoga mat right next to the rack to do your Sit ups/crunches/hip flexor or foam roll movements. And all just so you can look at yourself in the mirror while you twist and turn. Like I want to stop before my last set to call the ambulance for you.
I will spot anyone that ask me ANYONE. I have spotted someone benching just the bar. But I always ask “OK, so how do you want me to spot you”. Why because everyone has differnt goals you might want to go to failer or want help with the last set. SO IF YOU AGREE TO SPOT SOMEONE DON’T GET SMUG WHEN I TAKE 5 SECONDS TO TELL YOU HOW “DON’T TOUCH THE BAR, I plan on doing X number of reps and if I get stuck I will bring it back to my chest and you can help me rack it”
Had a guy look at me pissed off like I was telling him he didn’t know how to spot so he shakes his head half ass listening and what does he do after my seond rep…he puts his hands under the bar and starts yelling come one 4 more…man i should’ve kicked his azzzzzz
The other day I asked some 130lb kid to spot me. All good right? Thats what I though.
I had 240lbs on the bar and I did 5 chest reps. On the 6th rep I proceed to lock out as he helps me get past a sticking point halfway, what does he do?
“I wanna see two more!” as he places his hands under the bar as he prevents me from racking it. I go down, hit the same sticking point, only this time instead of pulling the fucking weight the retard is trying to curl it up. I Cant push through it on my 7th rep and the bar drifts down onto my chest. Eventually I get it back up as someone helps me.
Please please please when I am deadlifting, in the process of lifting the weight off the floor, which is nearly double my (admittedly not that great) bodyweight) face the colour of tomato don’t fucking bimble behind me and BUMP ME FORWARD so I drop the weight and then ask “hey what weight you pulling” yes I told you to go shove it up your arse you wanker. There was 10 metres of space between every machine and the deadlift platform so the only reason I can assume you came near me was to fuck up one of my work sets. Please don’t stare at me when I’m deadlifting or doing chin ups as well I’m not going to sprout an extra fucking arm.
Daft tit
alright i was finished deadlifting, just taking the plates off, then an older gentleman grabs the plate out of my hand, he doesnt say “here let me help”, he just yanks it from me and takes it away.
[quote]dirtbag wrote:
How about the idiots that look at you every ten seconds like your going to eat them.
Then the skinny fucktard that trys to alpha you on everything your doing in the gym by trying to work in.
I know this will sound gay, but here goes. I hate women in my gym. Yup I said it. I find them distracting from lifting heavy cause I want to look at them. Lots of teenie 20 somethings in tight clothes walking around needing to feel special. I want to lift with no distractions. Not watch some little girl look hot in her new yoga pants who crave attention cause there boyfriend treats them like garbage. I totally agree with separate areas for women and men.
The only co-ed parts should be cardio areas. Then looking is just something to pass the time while you work at the hamster wheel.[/quote]
Boooooooo. That idea sucks ass. You know if we were segregated then we’d end up with some type of Curves-esque type crap.
Mine was several months ago but I still feel like finding the guy and punching him in the head. I was benching without a spotter so when I lift it off myself I pause at the top to get my back and shoulders pulled in and tight. I guess some idiot interpreted this to mean I was struggling. I had my ipod on so I couldn’t hear anything, wasn’t looking at anything but above me and in he swoops from the side and pulls the bar away from me. It scared the crap out of me and I yelled at him for a while. Knob gobbler.
[quote]dirtbag wrote:
How about the idiots that look at you every ten seconds like your going to eat them.
Then the skinny fucktard that trys to alpha you on everything your doing in the gym by trying to work in.
I know this will sound gay, but here goes. I hate women in my gym. Yup I said it. I find them distracting from lifting heavy cause I want to look at them. Lots of teenie 20 somethings in tight clothes walking around needing to feel special. I want to lift with no distractions. Not watch some little girl look hot in her new yoga pants who crave attention cause there boyfriend treats them like garbage. I totally agree with separate areas for women and men.
The only co-ed parts should be cardio areas. Then looking is just something to pass the time while you work at the hamster wheel.[/quote]
NO ! that is not the solution !!
Men just needs to focus… last time i went to a commercial gym(im in private now) these two girls are lifting weights they are not hot or anything just girly and giggily and then immidietly 15 guys or something sorround them in a half moon circle and starts doing biceps !!
and thats just stupidly wrong.
BTW anyone want me to make a website/book with gym ettiquette !? id be happy to compile something ! but i dont wanna do it if nobody is going to use it !
The other day I asked some 130lb kid to spot me. All good right? Thats what I though.
I had 240lbs on the bar and I did 5 chest reps. On the 6th rep I proceed to lock out as he helps me get past a sticking point halfway, what does he do?
“I wanna see two more!” as he places his hands under the bar as he prevents me from racking it.
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That shit is only cool if you’re buddy or someone you know well is spotting you, strangers have no authority to demand any more reps from you than you plan on doing in the first place.
[quote]Doug Adams wrote:
The benches aren’t coffee tables, so don’t hog one to put your drinks, cell phone, and whatever accoutrements you think may be important for your awesome curl session. [/quote]
I get why gyms post “You must wear footwear” and “No using chalk” etc. I might not agree with all of the rules, but hey, it’s their gear, they can do what they like.
Apparently, at one of my gyms, there needs to be a rule against painting your nails at a station.
I can’t think of how else one of the benches ended up with a puddle of nail polish underneath it.
Yeah, it is definitely amateur hour at the gym these days. I got stories. Man…I got stories. Fifteen years ago it was doo-rag guy. Now it is wool cap guy. The accoutrements change but the douchebags stay the same. I think Stewie sums it up best:
How about when i sat in the smith machine to try some of CT’s ramping sets for shoulders. we havent got a power rack to do stuff from the pins, so i thought id do the top partial presses in the smith? fine i thought, really nicely racking up the weight steadily.
Mr “full range of movement” comes over and actually strips some wight off the bar, tells me “your not getting anything at all from that, now go down to your chin with this” Stupidly i agree, get stuck, he just shakes his head “see?”
Nevermind some standing push presses, full range of movement are next… Do you know my program, know why im trying this? grrrrrrr
[quote]uklifts wrote:
Mr “full range of movement” comes over and actually strips some wight off the bar, tells me “your not getting anything at all from that, now go down to your chin with this” Stupidly i agree, get stuck, he just shakes his head “see?”
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This guy in my gym. I hate him. He takes this 1/2 of a rubber ball, the kind with the flat base and drags it over to the rack area of the gym and sets up right in the middle of the floor. He’s surrounded by racks and benches. He hops up on it and starts doing this flashdance routine.
I kid you not he is frickin dancing his heart out on this thing. He does the imitation rope climb, bow and arrow, lawn sprinkler, shadow boxing. The first time I saw it I was speechless. Now when he sets up near me I stare at him until he moves. It’s embarrassing to watch really.
They have a bunch of mats and railings for “core” workouts. I don’t know why the fucker just doesn’t stay there with his ball instead of dragging it over to the iron area.
[quote]hedo wrote:
This guy in my gym. I hate him. He takes this 1/2 of a rubber ball, the kind with the flat base and drags it over to the rack area of the gym and sets up right in the middle of the floor. He’s surrounded by racks and benches. He hops up on it and starts doing this flashdance routine.
I kid you not he is frickin dancing his heart out on this thing. He does the imitation rope climb, bow and arrow, lawn sprinkler, shadow boxing. The first time I saw it I was speechless. Now when he sets up near me I stare at him until he moves. It’s embarrassing to watch really.
They have a bunch of mats and railings for “core” workouts. I don’t know why the fucker just doesn’t stay there with his ball instead of dragging it over to the iron area.[/quote]
Sorry man, I kinda thought you were into me…
(I couldn’t find a video link anywhere for Rodney Dangerfield in “Flashpants” anywhere, but it rocked. We"ll have to get TribunalDude on it.")
Here’s Chris Farley instead.
[quote]ladieslove wrote:
alright i was finished deadlifting, just taking the plates off, then an older gentleman grabs the plate out of my hand, he doesnt say “here let me help”, he just yanks it from me and takes it away. [/quote]
You should have started crying and throwing plates at him “You big meanie!”
